John Lennon’s “So, This is Christmas” is running through my mind, but not only at Christmas. I find myself changing “Another year over, a new one just begun” to “Another war over, a new one just begun.”

When the media reports of a new hot spot, a bloody conflict with the death toll yet to rise; the continuation of an existing one where civilians pay the price for anger, for hatred, for face-less death and violence; the flames flared on the ashes of an old one where no-one is your friend; anyone could be your enemy.

The Christmas song “Do You Hear What I Hear,” written in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis includes the line: “Pray for peace, people everywhere.”

Maybe, within, the context of our own spirituality, we all prayed for peace now and into 2015, (peace in civil, rebellions, revolts, terrorist, territorial, political, religious wars) I could remember the real Lennon lyrics: “war is over if you want it, war is over now,” rather than “Another war over, a new one just begun.”

Let there be peace on earth. At Christmas. And forever.

Imagine all the people
Living life in peace . . .. . . Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
John Lennon: Imagine

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This is so beautiful. Thoughts of peace have been going through my head in so many ways recently. On many levels. There is just so much hate in this world, I do not understand it. and so much ambivalence. Why? Why is there not more compassion and love…kindness?? Where are these feelings?
I think….another year over, and what have I done?
I look back at this year and I feel like it has been more than one year…it has been so much up and down.
such a strange year.
and ending on such an odd note.
but with some hope.
I have learned so much this year.
through it all, no matter what, I have learned so much.
and that will make next year easier I’m sure.
:-)
If I hadn’t learned so much from previous years this year would have been much harder.
I realize that now.
hmmmmm….
peace to you my friend.
Imagine….if everyone felt peace in their heart and shared it.

I learned more from my students, I think, than they learned from me. Just as you learned more from previous years than you realized. It gave you the strength and the wisdom to make it through a very hard year.

A little compassion and kindness goes a long way. And, we have to remember to give the same to ourselves.

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